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ISO/IEC 17020:1998 Awareness

This 2 day residential course aims to provide delegates with an appreciation of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17020:1998 and related international guidance, and its application to the accreditation of various types of inspection, including an introduction to the UKAS assessment and accreditation process.

 
What are the benefits

This course aims to help delegates increase their awareness of the standard and its application in differing inspection body ebvironments with reference to UKAS processes used for assessment and reporting purposes. Key differences between ISO/IEC 17020:1998 and other accreditation standards will be highlighted.
 

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for anyone needing an understanding of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17020:1998 for use in accredited inspection, and would be appropriate for managers needing to structure or maintain a suitable quality management system for an inspection body.

Course content

During this interactive course, the requirements of the standard will be broken down into the six ‘key’ elements common across all accreditation standards

Day 1
  • Introduction
  • Evaluation Outcomes
  • Inspection Process
  • The role and structure of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service
    UKAS Accreditation for  Inspection
  • Key Elements – Organisation, Independence etc
  • Exercise – Liability & Financial Arrangements
  • Group Exercise - Independence
  • Group Exercise (Independence) and Feedback
  • Review
Day 2
  • Key Elements – Scope, Management & Technical Competence
  • Key Elements – Evaluation Processes
  • Witnessing Inspections
  • Case Studies – Witnessing Inspection (Engineering/Asbestos) and Report back 
  • Questions, Review (including Pre-course exercise)
  • A pre-course exercise must be completed and submitted prior to attending.

Note: Delegates requiring an awareness of ISO/IEC 17020:1998 with emphasis on the audit/review of the necessary management system (not included within this course), should consider the ‘Understanding ISO/IEC 17020:1998– for internal auditors and managers reviewing the Quality management System’s performance’ course.

Dates

Course is run on demand only.

(pease contact training@ukas.com to register your interest.

Course Fee

The residential course fee  £1080.00 + VAT includes comprehensive course materials, all meals and accomodation for one night.